>> We intend to merge the libgcj and Classpath class libraries, choosing
>> the best implementation of each class. In the end, libgcj will use
>> Classpath (without AWT) as an upstream source for its class libraries.
Artur> What with String and Character classes ? They both have quite
Artur> specific implementations in gcj, which are impossible to do in
Artur> java. Will there be treated just as other VM specific classes
Artur> like Class or reflection classes, by putting them in separate
Artur> dir ?
I don't know the answers to these questions.
Yes, there will be difficult problems.
However, we can easily share 70% or 80% of the class libraries.
If we can't share 20-30%, then that is too bad, but it is better than
what we have now.
Various solutions to the native code problem have been proposed. So
far there doesn't appear to be a clear winner.
Tom
